Cigar-lighter



J. H. COHEN GIGAR LIGHTER `Ian. 30, 1934.

Filed Nov. 20, 1928 Imm E INVENTOR.` J/JcI/y/i il ('o/I wz) BY( fb AORNEY vPatented Jan. 30, 1934 CIGAR-LIGHTER Joseph H. Cohen, Bridgeport,Conn.

Application-November 20, 1928 Serial No. 320,661

s claims.l (o1. 21e-32) This invention relates to cigar lighters, andmore particularly ,to an improved holding device for; cigar lighters ofthe type having a removable igniting unit.

An object of this invention is to provide a holding device for cigarlighter and igniting units which is simple in construction andyet strongand durable in use. This and other ancillary objects are accomplished bythe novel construction and arrangement of parts as fully described andclaimed in the accompanying specification, in which- Figure 1 isL alongitudinal sectional- View through the holding device of the presentinvention, showing in section an instrument board made of wood.

Fig. 2 isa perspective view of the device of the present invention,showing a lmet-al instrumentboard in dot-and-dash lines.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the bracket, showing the escutcheon plateand post secured in place thereon.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the bracket, before the escutcheon plate andpost are mounted in position.

Fig. 5 isa sectional view of the post which carries the igniting unit.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the escutcheon plate.

'Ihe device of thel present invention comprises an igniting unit 10,shown in dot-and-dash lines, adapted to be removably supported on aholding device 11 which may be attached to an instrument-board 12 of amotor vehicle or the like. The igniting unit 10 shown may be'of anysuitable construction, such, for instance, as is shown in my copendingapplication, Serial No. 304,745. It is adapted to be removably supportedon a post 13 forming part of the holding device 1l, the post 13 having asleeve or cap 14 which is directly engagedby means on the igniting unit10 and which carries a contact 15 insulated therefrom. The sleeve 14 isslidably mounted on the post ,13 and is normally held in the positionshown in Fig. 1 by a spring 16 so that an inner point 17 of the contact15 is `held out of engagement with a contact 18 supported by the postand having soldered, in a central bore thereof, an end 19 of a feed-wire20. The contact 18 is insulated from the post 13 by a sleeve Sofinsulating material which is forced into the central bore in the post.This construction is described and claimed in my copending application,Serial No.' 254,962 now Patent No. 1,710,531, April 23, 1929.

Asis shown in the patent last referred to and as was customary in theart prior to the present invention, the post 13 was provided with anextension `adapted to be passed through a hole drilled in theinstrument-board, and the device of the present invention is animprovement thereover, since by its provision the holding device may beclamped to the instrument-board without drilling any holes'in thelatter. For this purpose, the present invention provides a bracket 21made of sheet metal and bent U -shape so as to have a front arm 22 and arear arm 23, the former being adapted to engage the front of aninstrument-board or the like,l and the latter being provided with ascrew 24 which may be turned so thatfits point 25 will engage the backedge of 70 the instrument-board and draw the front arm 22 tightlyagainst the front face thereof. The rear end of the screw 24 is providedwith a knurlhead 26 to facilitate its rapid rotation by hand whenadjusting the screw, and the head 25 is pro- 75 vided with a kerf 27 toreceive the end of a screw driver or other similar instrument to rmlytighten the screw. y

To secure the post 13 rmly to the front arm 22 of the bracket, thelatter is provided with a 80 circular hole 28 and this is countersunk at29, see Figs. 1 and 4, so as to receive a flange 30 on the post 13 whenthe post is inserted from the rear in the hole 28, thus permitting therear end of the post to lie flush with the rear surfaces of the arm22.The flange 30 is formed on a head or enlargement 31 on the post,adjacent the forward end of which there is initially formed a ring 32,see Fig. 5, which is deformed by spinning or pressing after the deviceis assembled to rigid- 9o 1y hold the post 13 on the front arm 22 of thebracket.

However, before the ring 32 is spun over from the position shown in Fig.5 to that shown in Fig. 1, an escutcheon plate 33 which has a circulara5 hole 34 is slid over the enlarged portion 31 of the post and placed`flat up against the front arm 22 of the bracket, so that when the ring22 is spun over the post 13, the front arm 22 and the es- 100 cutcheonplate 33 form an entity which cannot be disassembled without destroyingthe device itself.

In order that the escutcheon plate may conceal as much as possible ofthe bracket, and in order to prevent rotation of the escutcheon plate onthe portion 31 of the post which would tend to loosen the same, theescutcheon plate is provided with a notch 35, see Fig. 6, in which thearm 22 is located., The notch 35 is formed in the edge 36 Qi thelescutcheon plate and hence the edge 110 may lle firmly against the frontface of the instrument-board when the screw 24 is tightened. Theescutcheon plate is provided with an embossed portion 37 adapted tosurround the inner end of the igniting unit 10, and prevents a personoperating the same from getting his finger caught beneath the end of theigniting unit when the latter is pushed inwardly to bring the contactpoint 17 in engagement with the contact point 18.

In order to permit passage of the wire 20 from the center of the post tosome point in the instrument-board where it may be connected to thecurrent supply without unduly pinching the same, the enlarged portion 31of the post is provided with a slot 38 adapted to align with a slot 39formed in the front arm 22 of the bracket so that the wire may bebrought down through the slots, as shown in Fig. 1, to prevent chafingof the wire between the front face of the instrument board to theescutcheon plate and post. The slot 39 4is continued through a slot 39ain the horizontal portion of the bracket 21 and thus the wire 20, whenlocated in the slots, will be unnoticeable by the occupants of the car,but, of course, the slot may terminate at the intersection of the frontarm 22 and horizontal portion of the bracket if desired.

In Fig. 1, the device is shown as attached to an instrument-board 12made of wood. Since the return circuit for the device is constituted bythe shell 14, post 13 and bracket 21, the present invention provides onthe rear arm 23 of the bracket a binding screw 40 in which the end of aground wire 41 may be secured. Of course, when the device is attached tothe metallic instrument-board 12a, shown in Fig. 2, it is unnecessary tohave the ground wire 41, for even should the paint on theinstrument-board tend to insulate the bracket and escutcheon plate fromthe instrument-board, the end 25 of the fastening screw 24 will piercethe same and make good metallic and electrical connection therewith.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of thisinvention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and forwhich it is desired to obtain Letters-Patent, isz- 1. A holding devicefor cigar-lighter igniting units comprising a bracket formed of a sheetmetal strip bent to provide a U-shaped piece having front and rearvertically extending arms; a cylindrical post secured to the front armand adapted to removably support an igniting unit, said post beingadapted to pass through a circular hole in the front arm and having apair of flanges each greater in diameter than the hole in the bracketarm, at least one of said flanges being formed after the post isassembled in the bracket arm; and an escutcheon plate formed so that theedge thereof may engage and lie flat against an instrument board, saidplate being interposed between one of the flanges on the post and thefront arm oi the bracket and being securely held to the post and armthereby, the -edge of the plate being provided with a notch in which thefront arm of the bracket may lie, the walls of the notch engaging theedges of the front arm to prevent the escutcheon plate from turning onthe post.

2. A holding device for cigar-lighter igniting units comprising aU-shaped bracket having front and rear vertically extending arms; a postsecured to the front arm and adapted to removably support an ignitingunit; an escutcheon plate on said post; a contact on said post; and apigtail secured to said contact, said pig-tail being covered withinsulating material and being adapted to extend rearwardly through saidpost, said post and bracket being provided with clearance passages topermit said pig-tail to extend between the instrument-board and theescutcheon plate.

3. A holding device for cigar-lighter igniting units comprising aU-shaped bracket having front and rear vertically extending arms; a postsecured to the front arm and adapted to removably support an ignitingunit; an escutcheon plate on said post; a contact on said post; and apig-tail secured to said contact, said pig-tail being covered withinsulating material and being adapted to extend rearwardly through saidpost, said post and bracket being provided with clearance passages topermit said pig-tail to extend between the instrument-board and theescutcheon plate, the body of the bracket being provided with alongitudinally extending slot in which the pigtail may lie whenextending rearwardly under the instrument-board.

4. A holding device for a cigar-lighter igniting unit comprising aU-shaped bracket having front and rear vertically extending arms, theformer being adapted to lie against the front face of an instrumentboard and the portion between the front and rear arms being adapted tolie against the lower edge of the instrument board; and means on thefront arm adapted to removably support an igniting unit, said bracketbeing provided in its front arm and the portion between the front andrear arms with vertical and longitudinal wire clearance passagesrespectively, so that a current supply wire leading to said means maylie adjacent the instrument board.

5. A holding device for a cigar-lighter igniting unit comprising aU-shaped bracket having front and rear vertically extending arms, theformer being adapted to lie against the iront face of anihstrurnent-board and the latter being provided with screw means fordrawing the front arm against the instrument-board, the front arm of thebracket having a countersunk hole; and a post having at one end a headfitting said countersunk hole so as not to protrude beyond the rearsurface oi' the front arm.

6. A holding device for a cigar-lighter igniting unit comprising aU-shaped bracket having front and rear vertically extending arms, theformer being adapted to lie against the front face of aninstrument-board and the latter being provided with screw means fordrawing the front arm against the instrument-board, the front arm of thebracket having' a countersunk hole; and a post having at one end a headtting said countersunk hole so as not to protrude beyond the rearsurface of the front arm and said post having a flange embracing thefront surface of the front arm. JOSEPH H. COHEN,

